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Old 06-28-2016, 07:44 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by questionmark View Post
The boat previously topped out at about 8 knots, but I felt it was under propped with the existing 4 blade. Most of the Google and search hits are for boats much faster than mine. Any trawler owners have experience in changing props on slower boats?
Are you referring to other boats of the same make and model with the same engine? Hull shape and engine HP have a great deal to do with speed. As an example: my boat cruises at 7 knots. To reach 9 knots would require more than 4 times the HP at 7 knots.

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